The vulnerability of coastal regions to adverse climatic and environmental drivers is well understood and has been demonstrated by several recent events, such as Hurricane Katrina, the oil spill along the U.S. Gulf Coast, and Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. Trends including climate change, degradation of coastal ecosystems, population growth, and aging infrastructure are likely to increase vulnerabilities in the future. While there may be broad acceptance for including limited climate change-related
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Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
funded by
ESRC
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Bibliographic Information
Type: Book Chapter
Book Title: Climate (2011)
Page Reference: 375-400
ISBN: 9789400717695